Genetic counselors have advanced degrees and training that make them specially equipped to work with anyone with questions about family history, personal medical history, or DNA testing in general.

Many “reunions” between biological relatives that have taken place after a DNA test discovery have led to disappointment on one, many, or all sides. Contact is refused. Contact goes great and then one party begins ghosting the other. Communications end, on a sour note or unexpectedly. Why is this?

Every family is different. DNA discoveries change who we know and how we related and with whom we spend our time talking and being together. What happens when two people who conceived a child as teens reconnect later in life and decide to marry?

Online courses are a great way to learn about topics you want to understand better at a pace that fits your life. You might have all the books you need, but a structured lesson plan that can go with you wherever you are is sometimes better than a full bookshelf.

Fellow genetic counselor Deepti Babu and I discussed what to do if you unwrap a gift and discover it's a DNA test.

Therese reached out to share her story about discovering she had a different biological father than she was told, and in her story is both struggle and growth.

Some parents have decided it’s time to share with their child news about the child’s parentage.

Imagine sitting in a restaurant waiting for your dinner date to arrive and finding out from your iPhone that half of your family is not what you expected. Then heading to the bathroom to call Ancestry and ask, "Could this be wrong?"

I received an email from someone whose cousins got married. They had questions about this.

"Genealogical bewilderment" and "identity disruption" are two terms to understand if you're an NPE or are connected to one in your circle of friends and family.